SLSL 'Low-lands': racist, sexist and fascist talk

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on 1/9/03 12:28 PM, The Great Quail at quail at libyrinth.com wrote:

> Terrence:
> 
>> How rediculous! What's the big
>> deal? P can't walk on water.
> 
> I agree; though I also feel that he is being too hard on himself, and some
> of the SL intro seems to me a bit much; I think Pynchon comes it a bit high
> with the PC hand-wringing.
> 
> "Low-lands" is a story about mid-century sailors, and if the narrative voice
> wouldn't resonant with a certain fond tolerance, even sympathy, for Flange
> and Pig, it would be much less effective. It's a story written by an
> imperfect guy about an imperfect guy, and I truly feel that if the narrative
> voice would be more PC or sanitized or careful or what-have-you, the story
> would lose some of its effectiveness, as we'd see the author placed too far
> above the characters.
> 
> This isn't to say that the story is not insightful; it is, and it's my
> favorite Pynchon story. It lands its shots well, deep beneath the flesh, so
> well that it takes a while to even figure out where you've been scored....
> 
> But of course, I am a 35-year old guy, obsessed with nautical fiction,
> classical music, and tall tales; living in New York in a relationship of 5+
> years and a bit freaked out about the "when are we going to have a child"
> question, so.... Well, maybe "Low-lands" works for me because I see so much
> Flange in myself?
> 
> --Quail
> 
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Here! Here! Hear! Hear!

Ummmmm, maybe that should be "Read! Read!"

Nice point Quail.

Joe 

Joe